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Tour de France unveils 2026 route with double Alpe d’Huez for men and Ventoux debut for women

The 2026 men’s Tour de France will start in Barcelona on 4 July while the women’s race starts in Lausanne on 1 August

The Guardian - UK

Migrant who returned to Britain after ‘one in, one out’ deal being ‘fast-tracked’ back to France, Starmer vows

Prime minister says the man’s return journey back to UK had been ‘completely pointless’

The Independent UK

Tour de France 2026 routes unveiled as men face epic Alpe d’Huez double and women take on mighty Mont Ventoux

Back-to-back summit finishes on Alpe d’Huez will likely decide the destiny of the 2026 yellow jersey, while Mont Ventoux features in the Tour de France Femmes for the first time

The Independent UK

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Couple ‘locked vulnerable woman in garage for five years’ and ‘forced her to eat porridge with dish soap’

The victim lost 50kg and had her bank account and benefits drained during the horrific ordeal in western France

The Independent UK

Former French PM Fillon fails in last bid to overturn fake jobs conviction

Former French prime minister François Fillon has lost his final legal appeal over a fake jobs scandal that destroyed his 2017 presidential run.

Radio France Internationale

2026 Tour de France route marked by double ascent of Alpe d'Huez in final weekend

First week in Pyrenees, return to Le Lioran in Massif Central and Orcières-Merlette in Alps all highlights of next July

Cycling News

Identification of migrant who returned to UK from France shows progress – Lammy

The man was detained after entering the UK a second time on October 18, a month after he was returned to France.

Evening Standard

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French coastguards demand halt to ‘deadly plans’ to intercept small boats

Union says UK-French Channel deal is inhumane and contravenes international conventions

The Guardian - UK

Voices: To stop the shameful small boats hokey-cokey, is it time to reboot the Rwanda plan?

COMMENT: Labour’s much-vaunted “One in, one out” migrant deal with France has become a humiliating farce. If it is ever to turn the tide on illegal Channel crossings, it may have to revisit the cancelled Tory plan – and go even further, says Mary Dejevsky

The Independent UK

Tour de France Femmes 2026 route revealed featuring Swiss Grand Départ, the Col d'Eze and Mont Ventoux

All the information about the nine-stage route of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes

Cycling News

French political chaos could put UK migrant crackdown at risk

Reports suggest that France may retract its pledge to forcefully turn back small boats in the Channel, potentially undermining Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to curb migrant arrivals in the UK. The possible reversal is linked to political turmoil within the French government, according to sources speaking to the BBC. The…

The Independent UK

Labour minister says ‘one in, one out’ France return fail shows scheme is ‘working’

Labour minister Josh MacAlister has said a return fail of the “one in, one out” deal with France proves the scheme is “working”.

The Independent UK

'The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift continues to break records and exceed expectations' – Zwift extends partnership with TDFF

Deal extended to 2029, eight years of Tour de France Femmes and Zwift

Cycling Weekly

France ‘may not intervene to reverse small boats in the Channel’ in blow to Starmer’s migration plan

France backing away from commitment to turn back small boats in the Channel, according to reports

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Evening Standard

Migrants will be sent back to France ‘again and again’ – minister

Josh MacAlister said the detention of an Iranian national shows the Government’s one-in, one-out migrant returns deal with France is working.

Radio France Internationale

TotalEnergies faces key ruling in Paris over claims of greenwashing

A Paris court will rule on Thursday whether France’s TotalEnergies misled the public about its environmental record – a case that could reshape corporate climate advertising across Europe.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Power, corruption and political meltdown: how is Sarkozy's imprisonment the most stable thing about France?

The former president rides into battle against trouble he has largely created for himself, says Anne McElvoy

Evening Standard

Immigration turmoil as Mahmood says Home Office ‘not yet fit for purpose’

The number of migrants who have come to the UK so far this year in small boats has exceeded the total for last year, sources said.

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Euronews

France's former President Sarkozy to have permanent police protection in prison

French interior minister says the ex-president will have two police officers stationed in neighbouring cells around the clock for his security.

The Conversation

Why some populist supporters want a strong-arm leader and others just want change

The rise of populist leaders has drawn significant attention over the past two decades. Around the world, they have reshaped politics, from Donald Trump in the United States to Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Marine Le Pen in France, Giorgia Meloni in Italy, Santiago Abascal in Spain and Jair Bolsonaro in…

Euronews

Strong rise in non-EU tourists boosts Greece’s travel sector amid drop in EU visitor numbers

Both tourism spending and visitor numbers in Greece increased in the eight months between January and August 2025

Radio France Internationale

Senegalese media boss faces extradition fight after arrest in France

Senegalese press magnate and outspoken government critic Madiambal Diagne was arrested in France on Tuesday on an international warrant issued by Dakar, before being released under judicial supervision, his lawyers confirmed.

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker sent back to France under Starmer’s flagship ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to Britain in small boat

The man is being held at an immigration detention centre as the Home Office attempts to speed up the case for his removal

The Independent UK

Man deported to France under returns deal re-enters UK on small boat

It comes as the number of migrant arrivals in small boats in the UK has surpassed the total for the whole of 2024.

Evening Standard

Migrant deported to France under 'one in one out' deal RETURNS to UK on small boat

Migrant claims he was a victim of modern slavery at the hands of smugglers in northern France

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